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"Teach Me Tonight" is a popular song that has become a jazz ... the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. [1] ... Al Jarreau included his version on "Breakin' Away" In the ...
Al Jarreau during a concert (in West Germany) in early 1981. Jarreau was born in Milwaukee on March 12, 1940, [1] the fifth of six children. His father Emile Alphonse Jarreau was a Seventh-day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother Pearl (Walker) Jarreau was a church pianist.
Breakin' Away is an album by Al Jarreau, released on June 30, 1981, through the Warner Bros. Records label. To quote AllMusic , " Breakin' Away became the standard bearer of the L.A. pop and R&B sound."
It was the first of three single releases from his sixth studio album, Jarreau. The song's music video was mostly animated, with Jarreau himself starring in a live-action role. [1] "Mornin'" again reached the music charts in 2006 when Jarreau reworked the song with George Benson on their collaborative album Givin' It Up. "Mornin'" reached #1 on ...
Jarreau is the sixth studio album by Al Jarreau, released in 1983. [3] It was his third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Jazz charts, while also placing at #4 on the R&B album charts and #13 on the Billboard 200. In 1984 the album received four Grammy Award nominations, including for Jay Graydon as Producer of the Year (Non-Classical).
The album contains material recorded by Jarreau in 1965. Bainbridge Records acquired the rights to the recordings in 1968. Originally slated to be released in May 1982 under the tile My Favorite Things, Jarreau issued a temporary restraining order against the release of the album. The court initially favored Jarreau, but the label filed an ...
Title Album details Peak chart positions US Jazz [3]GER [5]Best of Al Jarreau: Released: November 5, 1996; Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, MC; 9 91 The Masters
Look to the Rainbow is a jazz-oriented album which is characterized by a unique light and open sound. With no guitar or brass instruments, accompanied by Tom Canning's Fender Rhodes (in some places supported by an ARP String Ensemble) and Lynn Blessing's vibraphone, Al Jarreau's voice is the main lead instrument and he uses it intensely as such.